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Hi All,
I started with a Debian Woody
Distribution 3.0r5 where the kernel version is 2.2.20. I couldn't compile
the Omnivision ov59x driver for a webcam and so based on the FAQ for the driver,
I decided to upgrade to kernel 2.4. I found some instructions for this,
and after a few tries, I now have a semi-working system using kernel version
2.4.18. My problem is that I don't seem to have any modules available for
loading. The /lib/modules/2.2.20 is full of *o object modules under
subfolders like net and misc, but my /lib/modules/2.4.18 has no such
files. I tried compiling the driver, and it created a ov59x.o file that I
managed to get into /lib/modules/2.4.18/kernel/drivers/usb, but now that's the
only object file available. When I built the kernel, I downloaded and
untarred the 2.4.18 source, then did :
ln -s /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18
linux
cd /usr/src/linux
make
menuconfig # selecting several
supported modules including my network card and usbcore,
usb-uhci...
make-kpkg kernel-image
cd /usr/src
dpkg -i
kernel-image-2.4.18_10.Custom_i386.deb
rebooted to a working kernel
However, modconf shows no available
modules
I tried doing a make modules_install, but all
compiles complained that there was nothing to do. It attempts to look in
directories like /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18/drivers/usb where there are valid
source files like usbcore.c, but it says :
Make[2]: Nothing to be done for
'modules_install'
I've seen a lot of newsgroup suggestions regarding
this and the need to upgrade modutils, but my modutils version is 2.4.15-1 so
I'm wondering what else to look for.
Thanks for any help,
Tony Vandiver
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